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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, July 03, 1896, Image 2

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THE INDEPENDENT
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waiian Islands 0
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tries 8 00
Payable Invariably In Ad7iinro
Gainst the wrong that needs resistance
For tho right that needs assistance
For tha future in the distance
And the aood that we can do
I am in the place whereof I am demamlett
of conscience to speak the truth and the truth
I speak impugn it who so list
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the Manaecr
EDMUND NOBRIE - - Editor
F J TESTA - - - Managor
Residing in Honolulu
FEIDAY JULY 3 189G
THE OLOBIOUS FOURTH
To morrow is tho day Wo cele
brate whorevor tho Stars and
Stripes spread their emblematic
beautios to tho broozea Tho Star
Spangled Banner is typical ol tho
Nation which oxpandod tho breadths
of that liberty inherent iu Anglo
Saxon races and which by a political
error of anoiont days enabled them
to prove to tho world that tho peo
ple if trustod and wibaly controlled
by their own elected servants could
govern thomselvos quito as wisely
and well as if controlled by heredit
ary monarchs who ruled by right
divino
The foundation of tho United
States has oven broadoned tho
liberties of the mothor country
from which tho political errors be
fore referred to forced them to
separate in the intorest of personal
freedom and self Governmeut Wo
now find that after tho elapsoof
scarcely a century and a qunrtor tho
people of England are tnoro demo
cratic than ever and that the crown
is rather tho social appanage of a
vast political republic than tho
semblance of autocratic rule
In tho autocratic monarchical
countries of Europe and mainly
duo to tho progress of the Unitod
States in self govornment aud tho
federation of the States into a more
compact mass since the Civil War
which at ono timo threatened to
disintegrate tho Great Union Wo
find that the pooplo aro becoming
restless and olamoriug for an in
crease of personal liberty and tho
removal of opprosivo restrictions
upon freedom of action of debato
of expressions of opinion in tho
Press and of futhor security iu
their persons and their properties
from tho grasping hands of auto
cratic rulers and rapacious mono
polies
All houor to tho Unitod Statos
and to its ancient citizens for tho
service that they havo rondored to
personal and political liberty and
tho samo honor and greeting to
their sons and to tho adopted sons
of tho Union who aro fighting po
litically and aro ready to fight on
tho bloody fields of war for tho
principles of liberty for which the
founders of tho Groat Ropublio
sacrificed their fortunes and lives
and all but their saorod honor
But how different is it with tho
Republic of Hawaii Tho vory prin
ciples of American liborty have boon
abrogated repudiated and scornod
in praotico although tip sorvico to
thorn have boon as plentiful ns tho
anoiont odor of hypooritical sacri
fice arriving from tho altars of
traitors by tho minority of uieu
who assumed power an oligarchical
autocrats and dubbed their Gov
eminent assisted by their minority
of followers the Republic of Ha
waii
Our rulorn rule by tho powor of
alien bayonets Tho principles of
American liborty havo been violated
over and over again in tho
interests of family clique and
wealthy compacts Tho franchioe
has been talou from tho owners
and inhabitants of tho country as
their lands had been heretofore
stolon from thorn Tho liberty of
the proas has boon violated aud
Hawaii so far as Hawaiian aro
concerned may he regarded as a
conquered country taken cortaiuly
without armed forco but crushed
down as much as Cuba is by Spaiu
by tho armed hand of tho conqueror
For this roason no ITawatians ex
oopt thoso in tho Government m
ploy extend their aloha to tho Ro
publio of Hawaii to day but doubly
extend it to our bona fide American
residonts iu their celebration
WANT OF TAUT
Tho poor deceased celebrated
journalist Miss Kale Fiold realized
during her short stay here that tho
usurpers of Hawaii lack the first
rudimonts of common tact
That sho was right had beon ad
mitted and demonstrated by
watching tho antics of tho small
men clothed in brief authority by
Mr Dolts Republic
It in difficult to boliovo however
that tho Colonel commanding cf tho
N G H was obliged to mako his
official call on tho Mexican man of
war iu port in a boat from the U
S S Adams It is oven inoro diffi
cult to realize tho fact that tho
Minister of Foreign Affairs of tho
Hawaiian Islands was obliged to
follow suit and presented himself
on board tho Zaragoza from an
American steam launch
Is it possible that tho Hawaiian
Govornmont is so poor that moans
of convoyauce cannot be furnished
when our generals and colonels
make official calls Or is it possi
ble that the Hawaiian Republic aud
tho American man-of-war utatioued
iu tho habor already havo agreed on
annexation and that tho use of tho
United States men-of-war is grant
ed to tho officers of Mr Doles Re
public
Wo cannot believe that tho com
mander of tho Unitod States vossol
iu this port can construe hi3 duties
iu such a manner aud wo feel
ashamed if it is true that our great
officials havo to borrow favors
from an American officer when thoy
want to do tho polito act to a Mexi
can man-of-war and thereby seri
ously embarrass tho American Ad
ministration and navy
If tho Govornmont of Hawaii
cannot afford to pay tho boat hire
of its officials when roprosoutiug tho
Republic tho said officials ought to
stay at homo or pass tho hat around
Even The Independent would pass
in its mito
TOPICS OF THE DAY
As to morrow is tho 12lst anniver
sary of tho Indopondonco of tho
United Statos of America The Inde
pendent will give its attaches and
tho public a daya rest aud will not
publish to morrow
So far our public spirited citizens
aro not dovoloping auy oxtromo
energy iu decorating tho oity for to
morrows fostivitios Ono or two
saloons have put out thoir baunors
and tho old stand by has a- fino
display and a fow of tho loading
storos aro drosaing thoir windows
but with those exceptions nothing
is apparently being dono aud every
thing is left to tho last momont
Tho Marshal generally gains his
point when prosecuting hi tho Dis
trict Court It is possibly duo to
tho fact that tho learned Judgn and
tho haudomo Marshal work
in hand no clash can over tako place
until ouo of tho high officials is
ready to asaumo au iudopondont at
titude At prosont thoy liolp each
other iu tho virtuous endeavor of
salting tho victims boforo tho bar
Tho terrific porcontago of death
during last month among young
children shows that tho prosont
weather or porhaps tho wator is
dangerous to thu public health A
kamaainn who haa watched tho
effects of tho climate ou tho public
health snjs that whenever the trade
winds becomo irregular sickness is
always tho rosult and the young
sters aro tho victims It will bo well
worth tho efforts of our scientific
doctors to study tho causes of tho
present epidemic of cholera in
fantum Wo should at onco find
out whether wo havo struck a pest
hole or tho Paradieo of tho Pacific
OOaRESPONDENOK
We do not hold ourselves responsible for the
opinions of correspondents Our columns are
open to every shade of opinion or party or
ariciancc Correspondence mutt not he libel
lous or indecent and must be accompanied by
the name oftheurilcr not necessarily for pub-
t fcunui uut us u uuarmucc vj yuunjuuH
Editok Independent
From n loader in tho Advortisor
wo gather a fow sparks which war
blo thus With a Republican Ad
ministration placed in powor tho
position of tho United Statos to
v ard Hawaii will bo so cloarly de
fined that no succeeding Adminis
tration will bo ablo to re enact tho
un American policy that has obtain
ed during tho past four yoars We
will ask tho Advertisor if thoro is
to bo found in any history of any
part of tho world a more contempti
ble and cowardly un American net
than was dono to Hawaii by au Am
erican Minister with United Statos
naval forces in company with a fow
Honolulu saints And to finish that
most un American pieco of piracy
a rotlon United Statos sugar trust
Sonate sustained tho outlaws It
would bo very appropriate for thoso
puffed with power and vanity to
havo au oration delivered from tho
steps of tho executive building on
tbo Fourth of July by ouo of tho
chosen fow something like this Up
to a fow yoars ago we who stand
hero today iu our brazen effrontory
aud vanity owe everything wo over
possessed iu this worlds goods
down to tho vory salt we ate direct
ly and indirootly to tho natives
whom wo havo now despoiled of
thoir country and cast adrift as ver
min of tho earth Boforo God
through tho trustfulness aud kind
ness of Hawaiiaus do wo owe our
present prosperity Tho pretended
followers of Christ should remem
ber that opeu coufesaion is good
for the soul Absalom
Tom Sharkoyo Story
Tom Sharkey tho uow renowned
pugilist well known in this city
whore he fought his first ring con
test in tho old Armory over Brewer
Cos store writes to a friend here
to tho following effect
Frioud F you did not think
whon I was packing a gun for Unolo
Sam at the drills on tho Karaeha
meha school grounds that I would
run up against Corbott so quickly
neithor did I thon and I wouldnt
only Corbott thought ho had a dead
ea3y soft snap but I fooled him by
making a hot pace You remember
my fight with Nick Borowitz about
tho oarao You will seo tho accounts
in tho papers and I can only say
that if Corbott had not boon a Cali
fornia man ho would havo got an
awful roasting from tho papora for
his foul work Wo had agreed to
break away without striking but on
the very first clinch which he made
himself ho noarly put mo out with
a facor which I did not expect from
Gentleman Jim Anyhow tho
best friends ho had aro off color on
him now Tho referoo was fixed and
had to declaro bots off or olso Cor
betts family and friends and big
Jim himsolf would havo to gone
to work for a living I heard that
he made two bots of 5500 to 200
that ho would put mo out iu tho
second round Choyinsbi is a harder
man to day than Corbett I havo
pulled togothor aud havo in bank
sinco I loft Honolulu uoarly 7000
and my sharo of tho receipts from
this last ovont waa S3G0O more but
most of it waa used up in expenses 1
may moot Maker yet and I may got
out thoro Yours
Tom Sharkey
To nights Ball
Tho ball lobe given tonight at
Independence Park iu honor of tho
121st anuivorary of tho Indepen
dence of America will be a great
success Tho committee having
charge of tho dotails of tiu enter
tainment is composed of gentlemen
who have a record hero as conduct
ors of similar outortaiumnntR Ex
cellent tuuaio furnished aud a well
known epicure will cater lo tho
guests Over 200 invitations havo
been issuod and nearly overy invited
guest will respond And so tho
social ovont of tho year will take
placo to night under most auspici
ous circumstances
GS FOR SALE
SUCKK PIGS SitS
AT THE
ENTERPRISE DAIRY
TEL 511 Nuuanu Valloy
TENTH ANNUAL MEETING
OF THE
MauiRacing Association
AT
SPRBCKELS PARK KAHDLOI
ON
July 4111 1896
OFFICIAL PROGRAM
Races to Commence at 10 a m SiiAitr
1st PONY RACE
1 Mile Dash Freo for all For
Ponios 1 1 hands aud under
Purse 50
2d TROTTING RACE
Mile Heats Best 2 in 3 For
Horses without a record of 810
or bettor Purso 75
3d RUNNING RACE
Mile aud Ropoat Froo for all
Hawaiian Bred Horses Pur60
75
4th RUNNING RACE
IMiloDash Freo for all Purse
150
5th TROTTING AND PAGING
TO HARNESS
1 Mile Heats best 3 in 5 For
Horses without a Record of 230
Purso 150
0th RUNNING RACE
1 Mile Dash Free for all Ha
waiian Bred Horses Purso
125
7th NOVELTY RACE
Freo for all Hawaiian Brod
Horses 25 for each Quarter
Purse 100
8th MULE RACE RUNNING
1 Milo Dash Freo for all
Purso 50
9th MAIDEN PONY RACE
1 Milo Dash Froo for all Win
ner of Uaco 1 to carry 12 lbs
ovorwoight Purso 10
10th Handicap RUNNING
RACE
3 Milo Dash For Hawaiian
Bred Horses ownod by Mauiitcs
Purse 75
All ontrios are to hn msiln
with the Seorotary boforo 12 oclock
xuuksjjay Juno 25 189G En
trance foes to bo 10 percent of Purso
unless othorwiso specified
g All Races to bo Run or Trot
ted undor tho rules of tho Maui
Racing Association
All horses are exnnnfnH t
start unless withdrawn by 10 oclook
A si on July 3 1890
General Admission 50 conts
Grand Staud extra 50 conts and 1
Quarter Stretch Badges 5
Per Ordor of Committee
A N KEPOIKAT
Seoy Maui Racing Association
arwwTrMm
Timely Topic
s
Honolulu June 16 1S90
Tho Logialnturo has adjourn
od and on llic day of its ad
journment wo woro favored will
a phonomonnl watery disturb
ance possibly volcanic or possi
bly tracoing its sourco from
other sources
Curiously enough also tho
Iloavons shod tears at tho hour
of adjournment and still drop
tho jowols that bless our land
but mako our strcots muddy
and uncomfortable
Whothor our dismissed legis
lators aro responsible or not for
thoso coincidences it bohoovos
us not to enquire If thoy havo
discharged thoir duties to tho
public who thoy aro prosumod
to reprosont thoy will receive
thoir roward in duo soason at
tho polls or by proferment to
govornmont positions
But wo havo nothing -more to
say about politics or unpleasant
weather just now wo aro think
ing about tho futuro yours and
our own tho pleasant times wo
intond lo proparo for you whon
our summor times como on and
you aro all rich and happy-
Wo suppose for instance
that you will rcquiro an ico
chest or a rofrigorator or some
thing of a similar charactor to
preserve your dainties and deli
cacies Woll we have tho best
and wo will lot you carefully in
spect thorn boforo you buy
Porhaps you want a now
bicyclo for yoursolf or a loved
ono Wo havo tho host on hand
and again inspection boforo pur
chase is our motto
Our lamps that modulated
tono you know which is so
pleasant horo on a warm ovon
ing and by tho way you of
courso romombor that tho moon
light nights aro on hand aro
still with us in limited num
bors Wo can let you havo ono
or two if you npprovo of thoin
If you aro contemplating a
ladies lunch or a jictit soxiper wo
can provido you with glass and
Ohinawaro recherche and pleas
ing onough to carry by storm
tho Jioarls of your guosts
It is difficult to toll you all wo
havo to odor to you in tho vari
ous and divors
collection of mer
chandise wo aro com polled to
keop to ploaso you Wo would
much profor that you should
call upon us and soloct for your
solvos If wo ploaso you wo will
bo satisfied becauso wo know
you will call again
Ta Hawaiian Hardware Go h
307 Pout Stueet
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